For the last six months, Iain has been recording a new album, ‘Under The Skyglow‘ with a new band, The Melt Quintet. The album was recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios, Box and The Limehouse, London and features Iain (Piano, Vibraphone, Drums, Electronics), Jake Fryer (Tenor Sax), David Hackbridge Johnson (Drums, Violin), Paul Jenkins (Flugelhorn) and Sam Rommer (Bass).

Full track listing: Mid Town Fade/ Go Where I Lead/ Under The Skyglow/ Sentimental Shirt/ Transition/ Grow/ Turning Henry Turtle/ Transition (pt. 2). All compositions by Iain, except ‘Transition (pt. 2)’ by Iain and Sam Rommer. Release date expected in December.

December 2010: Recording sessions are almost complete on a suite of fifteen pieces, composed by Iain, to accompany Faber‘s new recording of ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats‘ by T.S. Elliot, narrated by Miranda Richardson.

Iain has also recently completed the score for Caryl Hart and Ed Eaves‘ hilarious ‘Supermarket Zoo‘, published by Simon and Schuster and read by David Tennant.

Two new audiobooks from the Tilly’s Pony Tails series, written by Pippa Funnell, narrated by Clare Balding and both containing scores by Iain, have recently been released by Orion. These are Rosie, the Perfect Pony and Samson, the Stallion.

The abridged audiobook of Ian Rankin’s The Complaints, featuring incidental music by Iain, has made the shortlist as one of the ‘Best Audiobooks of the Year 2010‘.

New Score:
Iain has recently completed a suite of incidental pieces for the audiobook release of Wisher and the Runaway Piglet.

Current Project:
Arrangement work is currently continuing on an album of traditional Nursery Rhymes for Orion books.